TY - JOUR
T1 - Signals and cues in the evolution of plant–microbe communication
AU - van 't Padje, A.
AU - Whiteside, M.D.
AU - Kiers, E.T.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Communication has played a key role in organismal evolution. If sender and receiver have a shared interest in propagating reliable information, such as when they are kin relatives, then effective communication can bring large fitness benefits. However, interspecific communication (among different species) is more prone to dishonesty. Over the last decade, plants and their microbial root symbionts have become a model system for studying interspecific molecular crosstalk. However, less is known about the evolutionary stability of plant-microbe communication. What prevents partners from hijacking or manipulating information to their own benefit? Here, we focus on communication between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their host plants. We ask how partners use directed signals to convey specific information, and highlight research on the problem of dishonest signaling.
AB - Communication has played a key role in organismal evolution. If sender and receiver have a shared interest in propagating reliable information, such as when they are kin relatives, then effective communication can bring large fitness benefits. However, interspecific communication (among different species) is more prone to dishonesty. Over the last decade, plants and their microbial root symbionts have become a model system for studying interspecific molecular crosstalk. However, less is known about the evolutionary stability of plant-microbe communication. What prevents partners from hijacking or manipulating information to their own benefit? Here, we focus on communication between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and their host plants. We ask how partners use directed signals to convey specific information, and highlight research on the problem of dishonest signaling.
U2 - 10.1016/j.pbi.2016.06.006
DO - 10.1016/j.pbi.2016.06.006
M3 - Article
SN - 1369-5266
VL - 32
SP - 47
EP - 52
JO - Current Opinion in Plant Biology
JF - Current Opinion in Plant Biology
ER -